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Global Warming
Students analyze the effect of global warming given a set of data. In this ecology lesson plan, students evaluate the impact of excess carbon dioxide levels to living things. They watch a video then investigate the major points of the...
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I’ve Got the POWER! Solar Energy Potential at Your School
Should every school have solar panels? The 19th lesson in a series of 21 has scholars research the feasibility of using solar panels at their school. They begin by gathering data on the solar energy in the area before estimating the...
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Weathering the Weather
Students investigate global warming through initial discussion of recent findings regarding weather patterns. They act as city planning 'committees' concerned with how the trends in global warming affect the agriculture and industries.
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Kentucky Coal and Our Environment
Young scholars read and discuss the article in reference to the environmental issues of acid rain and global climate change in relation to Kentucky coal. They then answer questions that are related to the article that they read.
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Illinois Coal and Our Environment
Students read and discuss the important environmental issues of acid rain and global climate change in relation to Illinois coal. According to the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, acid rain has had minimal effects on our...
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You Do It and You Clean It Up
Students explore pollution. In this pollution lesson students participate in activities to help them better understand industrial pollution.
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The Three Little Pigs
Students divide into small groups and read the story of THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. Each group brainstorms a list of terms relating to energy efficiency and global climate change. Then they rewrite one page of the story of the book using as...
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California Suit on Car Greenhouse Gases Dismissed
After reading an (attached) article about greenhouse gases, learners reply to six questions about what they've learned. This activity would fit well into an environmental science class, a government class, or a current events class...
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High Wire Magazine: Turning Points
Develop and strengthen reading comprehension strategies through this comprehensive teaching guide. Your learners will practice making text connections, inferences, predictions, and more using reading passages from the teen-appropriate...
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Energy Resources
In this energy resources worksheet, students read about the greenhouse effect and global warming. Then they explain why scientists are so concerned with greenhouse gases. Students also describe how global warming affects people worldwide.
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Antarctic Meltdown?
In this geography instructional activity, students read an excerpt about how scientist are examining changes in the Arctic and Antarctic ice caps. They use the information in the excerpt and any other references listed to answer the...
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Some Like it Cold: Canada's Northern Communities
Fifth graders examine cultures close to the arctic circle. In this geography lesson, 5th graders consider the impact of climate on cultural development of arctic communities. Students research a given community and present their findings...
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The Big Burp:A Bad Day in the Paleocene
Students describe the overall events that occurred during the Paleocene extinction event as well as the processes that are believed to result in global warming after group research. They infer how a global warming event could have...
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The State of the Planet
Students address four different environmental topics (water issues, the threat of food shortages, human population growth, and global warming) as they watch a film and discuss the future of the earth. In groups, they complete various...
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Climate Change
Students examine current school energy use and focus on energy saving measures that could be implemented. In this energy instructional activity, students are also encouraged to raise awareness of energy saving practices and behaviors...
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Winter Heat
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about two teachers who argue about global warming. Students answer 5 essay questions.
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Help Save the Polar Bear
Young scholars use ice cubes to demonstrate how the polar ice caps are melting and how it effects the polar bears. In this polar bear lesson plan, the teacher explains how polar bears live on the north pole and how they are having...
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Life After Trash
Students explain how recycling cuts down on greenhouse gases, and explore the consequences of global warming. In this global warming lesson students divide into teams and create a useful product made out of recyclable items.
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Tending to the Greenhouse
Students investigate global warming through discussion of the growing season caused by warmer temperatures. In this greenhouse effect lesson, students define 'global warming' and work in groups to research the causes, effects, and...
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Do the Research - Environment - Little Known Facts
In this research activity, students look up the answers to three questions about the environment. They write short answers in the chart after researching if ozone harms humans, how many acres of rainforest are being destroyed, and who is...
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Forests of Guatemala
With 90 percent of its land area covered in forests, Suriname, a country in South America, contains the largest percentage of forests throughout the world. Here is an activity that brings classmates together to learn about the...
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Are You an Energy Efficient Consumer?
In this energy consumption worksheet, students use on line resources to explore the energy use by different countries around the world. Students compare the amount of light emitted by different countries and their carbon dioxide...
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Weather, Climate and Atmospheric Process
Students explore Earth science by completing a could identification activity. In this weather lesson, students discuss the different forms of measurement for the weather of Earth. Students discuss global warming and examine a list of...
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Introduction to Environmental Engineering
A series on environmental engineering introduces the class to issues that environmental engineers work to solve. This first instructional activity focuses on air and land issues, and looks at ways to reduce pollution.
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